Kuwait says detains owner of vehicle that took bomber to mosque

DUBAI – Kuwait has detained the owner of the vehicle that took a suicide bomber to a Shi’ite Muslim mosque where he detonated explosives, killing 27 people, state media reported on Saturday.

The interior ministry said it was now looking for the driver of the Japanese-made car, who left the mosque immediately after Friday’s bombing, Kuwait television and the official KUNA news agency reported.